The movie tells the story of a former marine captain who has been sentenced to life for murdering his commanding officer on a remote island prison where are inhabited by two camps of convicts. Can he find a way to escape?
Martin Campbell's generally an underrated action director, but this is just okay, not one of his finer efforts
Emanuel Levy
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September 16, 2006
A synthetic pastiche of sci-fi, action movies (borrowing feely from the superior Mad Max movies), and routine prison drama that's a sensless, incoherent mishmash that even a reliable pro like Liota cannot salavage.